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Fire and Rescue NSW crews are currently attending an incident at a school on Beaconsfield St in Revesby. It is believed a church inside the grounds has caught fire. The triple zero caller reported flames through the roof. A number... Learn more about the School Fire at Revesby.
At 0930 this morning, 10 June 2020 firefighters from Manly, Dee Why, Forestville and Mosman fire stations responded to reports of a house fire in the suburb of Seaforth. Upon arrival firefighters using 2 lines of hose began extinguishing the... Learn more about the House fire at Seaforth.
Multiple rescue crews are in attendance at a serious car crash involving two cars in Werrington on the Great Western Highway. Fire and Rescue NSW crews are working with NSW Ambulance to treat and free two trapped people. The Great Western Highway... Learn more about the Multi Car Crash at Werrington.
Just before 9am today Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Berkley Vale on the Central Coast were called to reports of a fuel spill on Lake Macquarie at Gwandalan. Hazardous Materials crews from Fire and Rescue NSW are in attendance and... Learn more about the Boat Sinks & Causes 400m Slick at Gwandalan.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews are liaising with RMS and local council to clean up the a large diesel spill from a bus over Wycombe Rd in Neutral Bay. Crews will work to prevent and fuel entering the drains and then... Learn more about the Large Fuel Spillage at Neutral Bay.
Just before 10:30pm on Tuesday night multiple Fire and Rescue NSW crews from South Western Sydney responded to reports of a house on fire in Sadlier. Upon arrival a large fire was found and there were reports of a person inside.... Learn more about the House Fire at Sadleir.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from across Sydney’s Inner West have just extinguished a fire in a Chinese restaurant on Burwood Rd in Burwood. Fire crews arrived to find a fire in a cooking flue which had extended into the residence... Learn more about the Chinese Restaurant Fire at Burwood.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from northern Newcastle are in attendance at a serious car crash in Heatherbrae. Crews arrived to find a car had heavily impacted a pole with power lines down and a fire was developing. The occupant was... Learn more about the Car Crash, Powerlines Down and Fire at Heatherbrae .
A Fire and Rescue NSW firefighter never really knows how they’ll spend their day. In this case for the crew from Blacktown in addition to numerous other calls, it was to rescue Coco the Labrador. Coco had fallen 3m down into... Learn more about the Dog Rescue at Blacktown.
Just before 2:30 pm today, Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Beecroft and Eastwood attended reports of a house on fire on Cooke Way, Epping. Crews arrived to find a developing fire in the roof of a single level house. 10 firefighters... Learn more about the House Fire at Epping.
Just after 9:30am today Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended a car crash on Medowie Road in Williamtown. Crews worked to stabilise the car and then remove the trapped occupant. ... Learn more about the Person Rescued from Car Crash at Williamtown.
Kitchen Fire extinguished. 2 casualties treated on scene by Ambulance for smoke inhalation. ... Learn more about the House Fire at Holgate.
A member of the public has located fishing gear on the rocks at Cronulla Wharf, This member of the public thought they saw a yellow life jacket in the water. Fire and Rescue are assisting police and provided a salvage... Learn more about the Concern for Welfare at Cronulla.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Sydney City and Ashfield are in attendance at a multi-car crash in Haberfield. Vehicle occupants are being removed from the scene and transported to hospital. There are traffic delays at the Parramatta Rd Dalhousie... Learn more about the 5 Car Crash at Haberfield.
Just after 5pm this evening a major flooding was reported at a building on Gardeners Rd, Mascot. Fire and Rescue NSW has dispatched a HyTrans vehicle to assist in the removal of a flooded basement. ... Learn more about the Major Flooding at Mascot.
Fast work by firefighters contained a working fire to the garage and prevented spread to adjoining premises. This is the 3rd structure fire that Yennora has attended in a four days. ... Learn more about the Garage Fire at Greenfield Park.
Firefighters from Gordon were called to rescue a dog named Lincoln after his leg was broken on a walking trail on Sydney's North Shore. Station 37, Gordon's Facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=567397877485048 ... Learn more about the Dog Rescue at North Turramurra.
This afternoon just before 2:00pm Tweed Heads Firefighters were called to a 'House Fire' at West Tweed. On arrival 468 Alpha reported that there was a house well alight & were getting hose lines to work to attack the fire. Shortly... Learn more about the House Fire at Tweed West.
At 1:16pm, Firefighters from Queanbeyan Fire and Rescue were called to a house on fire in Donald Road, Karabar with reports of two elderly people still inside. Upon arrival firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the kitchen of the property.... Learn more about the House Fire at Karabar.
A combined effort saw a person rescued from their vehicle following a crash at Tomago. Patient transported via ambulance to hospital in stable condition. ... Learn more about the Crash with persons trapped at Tomago.
Fire and Rescue crews attended a triple zero call this afternoon to find a dryer alight in a unit. After extinguishing the fire and determining there were no persons inside they remained for a short time to properly ventilate the... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Wollongong.
Numerous Fire and Rescue NSW crews are in attendance at a confirmed building fire in Mt Colah. Two south bound lanes of the Pacific Highway are closed More info to follow ... Learn more about the Building Fire at Mt Colah.
Crews are currently attending to multiple triple 0 calls to a house well slight in Waverley. They have arrived to find the house fully involved in fire and are in the process of assessing the scene and gaining fire control.... Learn more about the Fully involved house fire at Waverley.
At about 1:30am on Saturday Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Blacktown and Castle Hill were called to reports of a male who had fallen down a cliff in Kenthurst. Crews arrived to find concerned family members who escorted them to... Learn more about the Complicated Cliff Rescue at Kenthurst.
Fire and Rescue NSW received calls to attend a fire in a kitchen of the Criterion Hotel in Weston. A small fire has been found and is currently being extinguished. ... Learn more about the Pub Fire at Weston.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Kearsley attended a call to live wires down on Friday evening. Power to the area was not lost and the live wire was only noticed on the ground because residents saw it arching as... Learn more about the Residents escape fallen live wire catastrophe at Kearsley .
At around 1.30pm today crews from Fire and Rescue attended a two truck crash on the Northern Road in Luddenham. Hazardous Materials crews from Fire and Rescue NSW are working to contain and clean up the contents of a ruptured fuel... Learn more about the Two Truck Crash at Luddenham.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews remain at the scene of a truck crash on the eastbound M4 off ramp at Auburn where a man is trapped in his vehicle. The off-ramp remains closed while crews work to free the man following... Learn more about the Truck crash M4 at Auburn.
Two people were treated and transported to hospital for smoke inhalation and minor burns following a cooking-fat fire in a cafeteria in Miller just after lunch today. Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters managed to quickly extinguish the fire, however we are... Learn more about the Burns from cooking fire at Miller.
Just before 10am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to a fire in a townhouse alight on Sackville St, Fairfield. Approximately 30 people have been evacuated from the complex and five crews are currently working to extinguish the... Learn more about the House fire at Fairfield .
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